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‘Big Mac welfare’ or helping Missouri’s most vulnerable? GOP Senators butt heads over SNAP bill

‘Big Mac welfare’ or helping Missouri’s most vulnerable? GOP Senators butt heads over SNAP bill

by Alisa Nelson | Apr 28, 2022 | Business, Economy, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News

Food stamps could be allowed at some Missouri restaurants. By the minimum number of votes required to pass, the Missouri Senate has endorsed a bill that would let the elderly, disabled and homeless use their SNAP benefits at some restaurants. Republican Senators...
Missouri food stamp recipients get 15% increase in benefit through June

Missouri food stamp recipients get 15% increase in benefit through June

by Alisa Nelson | Jan 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Missourians who get food stamps will have their benefit amount increased through June. The state Department of Social Services says federal legislation signed into law last month includes a 15% increase in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit....
Number of Missourians receiving food stamps up more than 100,000 in 2020

Number of Missourians receiving food stamps up more than 100,000 in 2020

by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Statistics from the state Department of Social Services (DSS) show the number of Missourians on food stamps has increased by about 120,000 since January. There were about 658,000 Missourians receiving food stamps, at the start of the year. That number increased to...
Missouri Congressman Smith pleased with fentanyl vote and State of the Union Address (AUDIO)

Missouri Congressman Smith pleased with fentanyl vote and State of the Union Address (AUDIO)

by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

An extension of bipartisan legislation involving fentanyl has been signed into law by President Trump. Supporters say the legislation will decrease the number of opioid-related deaths. Longtime Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley had been calling on Congress to...

State to clamp down on where people spend welfare money

by Jessica Machetta | Dec 18, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt

The State Auditor’s Office has looked at the state’s welfare system, and says some 400 people could be riding the state’s tax system without even living in Missouri. Auditor Tom Schweich also says it’s clear some recipients of state assistance...
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